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Weber: Der Freischütz; Christine Brewer, soprano; Sally Matthews, soprano; Simon OÆNeill, tenor

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Sir Colin Davis
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and chorus and a stellar cast of soloists in a concert performance of Weber's eerily fantastical opera,...continue...

The Panufnik Legacies; London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

LSO Live's The Panufnik Legacies offers a collection of new works by ten emerging young composers. These pieces were commissioned as part of the LSO...continue...

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts / Barry Banks, tenor; Sir Colin Davis, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-03-12

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis is a revered Berlioz expert and his LSO Live Berlioz recordings have been among the most widely acclaimed classical recordings of recent...continue...
Personnel: Barry Banks (tenor).

Recording information: St Paul's Cathedral, London (06/25/2012-06/26/2012)....continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 / Lucy Hall, soprano; Marcus Farnsworth, baritone. Sir Colin Davis

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-02-12

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

With this eagerly awaited recording of Symphonies Nos.2 & 3, Sir Colin Davis completes his enlightening Nielsen symphony cycle. The first title in the series,...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Center, London (12/2011)....continue...

Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 / Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra

10 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-11-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C...
Performers: Bulycheva, Zlata; Dudinova, Liudmila; Markov, Alexey; Nikitin, Evgeny; Paasikivi, Lilli; Semishkur, Sergey; Tynan, Ailish; Yastrebova, Viktoria
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Valery Gergiev's performances and recordings of Mahler's symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra have garnered international acclaim. They have performed the works in Europe, North...continue...

Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partitas, Chorales & Ciaconna / Tenebrae; Nigel Short, London Symphony Orchestra; Gordan Nikolitch, Grace Davidson, William Gaunt

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John's Passion; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata no 4; St. Matthew's Passion; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Nikolic, Gordan
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

LSO Live is delighted to renew its relationship with the magnificent choir Tenebrae, whose previous recordings on the label have included Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ...continue...
Recording information: St. Giles', Cripplegate, London, England (05/07/2012)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / London SO, Valery Gergiev

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-10-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's early trio of symphonies have long lived in the shadow of the three that followed. Following his acclaimed Mariinsky DVD of the final three...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet, Angela De, Felicity Palmer, Matthias Goerne - Gergiev

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-07-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Kravtsova, Tatiana; Popova, Ekaterina [Soprano (Vocal)]; Sergeeva, Ekaterina [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Shevtsova, Lia; Solovieva, Varvara [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

On this new set from LSO Live, Valery Gergiev conducts Strauss' Elektra, one of the most powerful operas in the repertoire, accompanied by a superlative...continue...
Recording information: The Barbican, London (2010-01-11_2010-01-12&2010-)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances; Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements / Gergiev

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-04-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Following his acclaimed LSO Live recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 (a Gramophone Editor's Choice), Valery Gergiev offers an equally thrilling performance of the composer's...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (05/07/2009-05/08/2009)....continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos.1 & 6 / Colin Davis, LSO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-02-14

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The second release in Sir Colin Davis' acclaimed Nielsen cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra features the fi rst and sixth symphonies. The debut recording...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Valery Gergiev, LSO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2011-09-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The final release in Valery Gergiev's acclaimed Mahler cycle features the composer's Symphony No.9, recorded at the Barbican in March 2011. Mahler wrote his ninth...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (03/02/2011-03/03/2011)....continue...

Debussy: La Mer; Jeux; Prélude à l'apres-midi d'un faune / Gergiev

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2011-04-12

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; Jeux
Performers: Davies, Gareth
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Valery Gergiev has been performing Debussy's music regularly with the LSO since he became Principal Conductor in 2007. For his latest LSO Live release, he...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London....continue...

Verdi: Requiem / Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Karen Cargill, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Cargill, Karen; Neill, Stuart; Relyea, John
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis' series of choral master-works continues with Verdi's Requiem, a work that Davis has been conducting for much of his long career. It...continue...

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle / Valery Gergiev, Elena Zhidkova, Willard White, et al

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: White, Willard [Bass Vocals]; Zhidkova, Elena
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Valery Gergiev is joined by two outstanding singers for his latest LSO Live release featuring Bartok's one-act opera. Despite being one of the greatest ever...continue...

Haydn: Creation / Davis, Bostridge, Henschel, Matthews, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-06-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Henschel, Dietrich; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Many of Sir Colin Davis' recent releases on LSO Live have featured his favorite choral works, including Beethoven's Mass in C, Mozart's Requiem and Handel's...continue...

MacMillan: St John Passion / Davis, Maltman, London SO, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-02-10

Works: James MacMillan: St John Passion, for baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Maltman, Christopher
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"James MacMillan's compositions must be among the most frequently performed works of all living composers and with the release of this live recording of his...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection," etc / Gergiev, London SO, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-01-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major
Performers: Bulycheva, Zlata; Mosuc, Elena
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery; Cullen, Joseph
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

If there is one quality that summarizes Valery Gergiev’s Mahler, it is unpredictability. It is music making that lives in the moment - it speaks...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1 & 4 / Colin Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-12-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"...where his earlier interpretations were strongly conceived dramatic readings with plenty of power and panache, his interpretations here are deeply considered, thoroughly tragic readings. Now,...continue...

Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op 86 / Davis, Matthews, Mingardo, Ainsely, Miles, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-09-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86; Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Matthews, Sally; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Many of Sir Colin Davis' finest recordings for LSO Live have focused on choral music and opera. Recent titles have included Handel's 'Messiah', Mozart's 'Requiem',...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 7 in E minor / Gergiev, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-08-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 7 in E minor
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Following his explosive readings of the First and Sixth symphonies, the third release in Valery Gergiev's astonishing Mahler cycle features the Symphony No. 7. The...continue...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Davis, Kunde, Claycomb, Jeffery, London Symphony Orchestra, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-06-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Cals, Isabelle; Claycomb, Laura; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Elliott, Alasdair; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Imbrailo, Jacques; Jeffrey, Darren; Kunde, Gregory; Relyea, John; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis has made seven incredibly successful Berlioz recordings for LSO Live, which garnered praise from around the world and collected numerous awards. He...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan" / Gergiev, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-06-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Following his critically acclaimed recording of Mahler's 'Symphony No. 6', Valery Gergiev returns to LSO Live with an equally intense performance of the 'Symphony No....continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 6 / Gergiev, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-04-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"If a conductor and a piece of music can ever be said to be perfectly matched, then Valery Gergiev is ideally suited to direct (this...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Davis, Arnet, Stephany, Kennedy, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Arnet, Marie; Jeffrey, Darren; Stephany, Anna; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
If you want a traditionally conceived budget-price Requiem, well sung à superbly played and vividly recorded, Davis's performance has much to commend it.
...continue...

MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, etc / Davis

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-01-08

Works: James MacMillan: The World's Ransoming, for cor anglais & orchestra (Part I of Triduum, an Easter triptych); The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, for orchestra
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The witch-hunts of the Scottish Reformation were the inspiration for James MacMillan's 'The Confession of Isobel Gowdie', which launched his international career at its 1990...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc / Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-06-12

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47
Performers: Alberman, David; Hugh, Timothy; Lauri, Carmine; Nikolic, Gordan; Vanderspar, Edward
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Davis is marvellous at bringing out the subtleties of Elgar's orchestration. Subsidiary middle voices that are often inaudible at the hands of less...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony no 2, etc / Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-05-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This is an absolutely magnificent performance of the Second Symphony from first bar to last, reinforcing yet again the contention that live performances by great...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony no 2, etc / Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-05-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
What Sir Colin Davis has to say about Sibelius's Second Symphony hasn't changed in substance since his first recording with the Boston Symphony, but...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Davis, Brewer, Mac Master, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Borowski, Daniel; Brewer, Christine; Jeffrey, Darren; MacMaster, John; Matthews, Sally; Sigmundsson, Kristinn; Tortise, Andrew; Uusitalo, Juha; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This new entry into the Fidelio sweepstakes is played and sung just about perfectly... we meet the lovely-voiced, innocent-but-not-soubrette Sally Matthews as Marzelline and the...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 4 & 8 / Haitink, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"The LSO is in absolutely smashing form has the scherzo ever had more bounce? an unforgettable experience." - ClassicsToday.com (10/10 Review)...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 1 & 5 / Haitink, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-12-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Without being quirky Haitink presents it in a way that feels utterly fresh...the results are exhilarating." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Haitink, Robinson, etc

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Cargill, Karen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; MacMaster, John; Robinson, Twyla
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Enough orchestral punch to knock a listener senseless...we are caught in the grip of a performance of quite uncommon fervour." -The Times (UK)...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 3, etc / Haitink, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-09-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Bernard Haitink's LSO Live Beethoven symphony cycle continues with a revelatory performance of the 'Eroica.' Beethoven took a massive stride forward in the development of...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Haitink, London SO

6 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-09-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 5 ...
Performers: Cargill, Karen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hugh, Timothy; MacMaster, John; Nikolic, Gordan; Robinson, Twyla; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

'simply masterful Beethoven ... Capped by a magisterial account of the Ninth Symphony, this is the Beethoven set for our time. Even if you already...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 3, etc / Haitink, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-08-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Bernard Haitink's acclaimed LSO Live Beethoven symphony cycle continues with a revelatory performance of the 'Eroica.' Beethoven took a massive stride forward in the development...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 7, etc / Haitink, London SO, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-07-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Hugh, Timothy; Nikolic, Gordan; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"A blazing performance of the Seventh Symphony that reaches a superbly disciplined and frenzied conclusion." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 2 & 6 / Haitink, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-07-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"An interpretation from Haitink that look[s] beyond the Second's springy geniality and incorporated what brief elements of darkness he could find as a counterweight." -The...continue...

Walton: Symphony no 1 / Colin Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-06-13

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"If I were do to this concert proper justice in print I would have to arrange for your newsagent to supply a box of matches...continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Davis, Mattei, Groop, London SO, et al

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Groop, Monica; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This winning disc features earthy, folk-drenched music composed by a youthful Sibelius which the LSO and Chorus under Colin Davis perform with passion and energy....continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Davis, Mattei, Groop, London SO, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Groop, Monica; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Smetana: Má Vlast / Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-10-11

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Colin Daviss performance of Smetanas Ma Vlast with the London Symphony Orchestra was an irresistible pageant of Czech patriotic fervour, a depiction of ancient battles...continue...

Brahms: Symphonies no 1-4, etc / Haitink, London SO

4 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-10-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Serenade for orchestra no 2 i...
Performers: Hugh, Timothy; Nikolic, Gordan
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Haitink and the LSO take us on a hair-raising version of the journey Brahms envisaged: long, scenic and never a dull moment. - The Observer...continue...

Dvorak: Symphonies no 6-9 / Davis, London SO

3 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-10-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112; Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Davis offers a story and a sense of conviction that place his [Dvorak] performances in a wholly different league. - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Elgar: Symphonies no 1, 2 & 3 / Davis, London SO

3 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-10-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Symphony no 3 (incomplete; completed by Anthony Payne)
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"No other orchestra is better equipped than the LSO to perform Elgars music. - Gramophone...continue...

Dvorak: Symphony no 6 / Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-07-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"[Sir Colin] Davis offers a story and a sense of conviction that place his performance in a wholly different league." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-07-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"The performance is one of the finest I have ever heard of anything.The emotion is raw and real. Compared to others this is a recording...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-07-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Could anyone but Mstislav Rostropovich get away with kissing the score at the end of a concert?... but it only added to the adulation that...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-05-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Dvorak: Symphony no 6 / Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-04-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra, winners of the 2004 Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement, play with unmatched strength and glowing timbre. "Davis's performance seethed with vitality...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 4 / Haitink, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-03-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"...the rock-hewn phrases of the first movement, the Andante's moments of tenderness and wonder, the irresistable propultion of the Passacaglia. Haintink's readings... are profoundly satisfying,...continue...